Month: October 2011

Registration now open for “Counterspin: Building a Movement for Social Change”

Second Announcement Ontario’s growing Filipino Canadian community buzzes with excitement as the Magkaisa Centre prepares to host Toronto’s first ever Counterspin conference. Determined to carry on the successes of previous Counterspin conferences in Montreal and Vancouver, the progressive Filipino Canadian movement towards genuine integration and settlement in Canada will accelerate into high gear on November… Read More Registration now open for “Counterspin: Building a Movement for Social Change”

Philippine Women Centre of Ontario

Standing strong in exposing Canada’s neoliberal agenda as Occupy Toronto movement marches on

Toronto, ON – Members of the Magkaisa Centre marched with over 2,000 people at the Occupy Toronto rally on October 15, 2011 as a show of solidarity and support with the Occupy Wall Street protesters in New York. Initiated in that city over a month ago, “Occupy” is now a growing global movement spanning across… Read More Standing strong in exposing Canada’s neoliberal agenda as Occupy Toronto movement marches on

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National women’s organization congratulates the Philippine Women Centre of B.C

To the Philippine Women Centre of B.C., The National Alliance of Philippine Women in Canada (NAPWC) sends our warmest and most militant greetings of congratulations to the Philippine Women Centre of B.C., and its newly-elected Board of Directors at its recently-held Annual General Meeting. For over 20 years of Filipino Canadian women’s organizing, the PWC… Read More National women’s organization congratulates the Philippine Women Centre of B.C

Philippine Women Centre of Ontario

Nurturing ‘the soul of our city’ by cultivating the path towards our genuine settlement and integration

National Statement For immediate release October 18, 2011 With the Philippines now rising as Toronto’s No. 1 source of immigrants, as recently reported in the National Post’s “Ten ways to nurture ‘the soul of our city,’” the Congress of Progressive Filipino Canadians (CPFC) recognizes the significance of this number beyond sheer quantitative measure – that… Read More Nurturing ‘the soul of our city’ by cultivating the path towards our genuine settlement and integration

Magkaisa Centre

Ontario-wide conference to advance the movement towards genuine settlement and integration

Conference Announcement Toronto, ON – The growing Filipino Canadian community from across Ontario and beyond will teem eagerly with life as they take great strides towards transforming history and settling and integrating into Canadian society as the Ontario-wide “Counterspin: Building a Movement for Social Change” conference takes place this November 19th and 20th (venue TBA).… Read More Ontario-wide conference to advance the movement towards genuine settlement and integration

Philippine Women Centre of Ontario